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,,=^†%&#@# #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ TRAIN DREAM @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# ######,,,,,=,,,,##################### #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& ^^^ &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† = †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& (SITUATION) &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ YOU FIND YOURSELF IN A RIFT - A @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# CLEARING, NARROW BUT IMMEASURABLY LONG. #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ TO YOUR SIDES ARE WALLS MADE OF TREES, @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# THICK AND READY TO SWALLOW YOU. THE SUN #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& IS NOWHERE TO BE SEEN, BUT NONTHELESS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IT IS VERY BRIGHT - THE AIR FEELS LIGHT %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† BLUE, ALMOST WHITE. †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& ALONG THE SPAN OF THE CLEARING LAY TWO &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# PARALLEL SILVERY LINES, DARK HARD #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ METAL. SOMEHOW YOU CAN SEE HOW HEAVY @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# THEY ARE. #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# THEY EMIT A HIGH PITCHED WHINE... #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
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,,,,,,=^†% = %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# (SITUATION) #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# YOURE AT THE TRAIN STATION, ON A #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ CATWALK ABOVE THE RAILS. YOUR TRAIN IS @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# LATE, OR YOU ARE LATE TO THE TRAIN. #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& IT'S A SUMMER AFTERNOON AND THE STATION &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IS BUSY, FULL OF RELAXED CONFIDENCE. %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% YOU'RE IN HIGH SPIRITS, ALTHOUGH A BIT %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME, WHILE MOVING &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# UP THE STAIRS TO YOUR PLATFORM. THE #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ STATION IS IN SEVERAL LEVELS, ALL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# PLACED WITHIN EACHOTHER BY SOME #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ INTELLIGENT DESIGNER, AND FULL OF @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# STAIRS, ELEVATORS, SHORTCUTS, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& BAZAARS... YOU SIGHT YOUR TRAIN THROUGH &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% SOME GLASS WINDOWS. IT'S... NOT WHERE %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE? †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& = &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# ,,%,, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ = @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ (SITUATION) @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& YOU'RE FINALLY ENTERING THE CITY. WHILE &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% IT IS INDEED A VERY HIGH SPEED TRAIN %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† YOU'RE TRAVELING IN, THE JOURNEY HAS †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% BEEN LONG. BUT IT'S ABOUT TO END! %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# SOCIETY IS GROWING DENSER AROUND YOU, #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ THROUGH THE WINDOWS YOU SEE FIRST SMALL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# SHACKS, BUILT OF METAL AND STONE, THEN #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ PROPER HOUSES WITH MORTAR TO KEEP THEM @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# TOGETHER... WHO IN TURN MAKE WAY FOR #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& THE INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, THE URBAN &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% MAZE, PROTECTIVE WALLS, JUNGLE %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,,,=^† NETWORK... †^=,,,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% %†^=,,,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& THE TRACKS LEAVE THE GROUND, WHICH IS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,=^†%&# NEEDED FOR OTHER PURPOSES. YOU ARE #&%†^=,,,,
,,,=^†%&#@ CARRIED GENTLY, CURVING UPWARDS UNTIL @#&%†^=,,,
,,=^†%&#@# YOU'RE MOVING UPWARD ALONG THE WALL OF #@#&%†^=,,
,,,=^†%&#@ A BUILDING. IT'S MADE OF SLABBY STONE, @#&%†^=,,,
,,,,=^†%&# WITH GREAT GLASSLESS WINDOW HOLES #&%†^=,,,,
,,,,,=^†%& LOOKING OUT THE WAY YOU CAME. IT IS &%†^=,,,,,
,,,,,,=^†% PITCH BLACK INSIDE. %†^=,,,,,,
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